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Impeachment

The possibility of impeachment as a consequence of the Maduro operation.

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Jan 24, 2026
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How to remove trump?

There are three constitutionally recognized routes to : and conviction by , involuntary transfer under the , and barring future service under the ; each has distinct legal mechanics and steep politica...

Jan 18, 2026
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removal of trump by 25th

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment provides a constitutional path to remove a president deemed unable to discharge the duties of the office, but Section 4 — the only provision that contemplates involuntary re...

Jan 20, 2026
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Has the 25th Amendment Section 4 ever been used to remove a president?

The short answer is: No — Section 4 of the 25th Amendment has never been used to remove a president . Although the text creates a mechanism for the vice president and a majority of principal officers ...

Feb 1, 2026

How have courts treated lawsuits challenging presidential actions by members of Congress or states?

Federal courts have treated lawsuits brought by or states against as legally fraught and politically charged: lower courts frequently entertain such suits and sometimes issue injunctions, but standing...

Jan 29, 2026

How do state convictions interact with presidential pardons and the limits of federal pardon power?

The president’s applies only to “offenses against the ,” meaning federal crimes; it does not reach state criminal convictions or private civil liability . While precedent describes the pardon power as...

Jan 20, 2026

Has any president ever been challenged under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment, and what were the circumstances?

No president has ever been removed or formally displaced under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment; the provision has never been invoked, though it has been contemplated or discussed at key moments in mod...

Feb 7, 2026

How have legal scholars and advocacy groups evaluated the constitutionality and evidence for impeachment related to the Venezuela operation?

Legal scholars and advocacy groups split along predictable lines: conservative scholars and some commentators argue longstanding executive prerogatives and precedents permit the operation without prio...

Feb 6, 2026

Trump also said to march peacefully

did say, on , “I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the to peacefully and patically make your voices heard,” a line that is plainly in multiple official transcripts and press report...

Jan 20, 2026

What standards and types of evidence would be required to definitively prove a U.S. president was recruited as a foreign intelligence asset?

Definitively proving that a U.S. president was recruited as a foreign intelligence asset would require more than suspicious contacts or political favoritism; it would demand a multi-layered evidentiar...

Jan 20, 2026

What is the congressional process after Section 4 of the 25th Amendment is invoked, and what vote totals are required to remove a president?

Section 4 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment creates a fast, constitutional mechanism for transferring presidential powers when the Vice President and a majority of the principal officers of the executive ...

Jan 19, 2026

What congressional mechanisms exist to check presidential use of the military without authorization?

Congress has statutory and constitutional tools to check an unauthorized presidential use of military force—most prominently the War Powers Resolution’s reporting rule and automatic 60‑day termination...

Jan 19, 2026

What are the potential paths for collecting large civil judgments against a sitting president or former president?

Four legal tracks can produce enforceable civil money judgments against a sitting or former president: private civil suits in federal or state court where immunity does not apply, criminal restitution...

Jan 12, 2026

Why does the Democratic party let Trumo get away with so many deeds?

Democrats’ uneven responses to Donald Trump flow from a mix of structural constraints, electoral calculus and internal disagreement rather than simple timidity; party leaders juggle the risks of overr...